Thesaurus results for WRESTLES

wrestles

verb

present tense third-person singular of wrestle

as in grapples

to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery the sisters wrestled on the floor over the last cookie

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Recent Examples of wrestles Each also wrestles with the devastated idealism of our times. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026 Tallinn’s Critics’ Picks strand spotlights films with a clear artistic point of view and a fresh take on storytelling, including work that wrestles with genre, cinema’s past and the social issues of the moment. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 But where Hwan’s Christianity is a willful, grotesque misreading of the Bible, Latif actively wrestles with his moral shortcomings. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Khrzhanovsky still wrestles with the mythology surrounding the Dau project. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 One year after her passing, Miquel wrestles with grief, desire, and the weight of change as the construction of a new bridge stands to open up his remote village. — Mary Lawrence Ware, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Brave Irene wrestles the dress and rides the box downhill like a sled in order to reach the duchess, who is anxiously waiting for her gown. — Liz Rosenberg, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026 Season 1 reportedly will be centered around DC bad guy Gorilla Grodd, who often wrestles The Flash. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 July 2026 Francis also wrestles occasionally for Boca Raton Championship Wrestling in South Florida and competed prior for Coastal Championship Wrestling in South and Central Florida. — James Varsallone, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026

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That said, as the film industry grapples with an overwhelming volume of content, fragmented audiences and an ever-expanding range of distribution windows, some of the answers may lie in classic cinema.

— Lise Pedersen, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
While the tech world grapples with questions about AI’s future, other business leaders are focused on tackling today’s challenges.

— Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026

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As Ukraine fights a larger, richer and better-equipped enemy, Kyiv sees the strikes on Russian oil refineries as one of its few instruments to reduce Moscow’s ability to fight.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Gemma, still recovering from her injury, fights her impulses and stays on the sideline.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026